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thanks for all the advice, really do need to sort something as this is stopping my life. unable to walk very much, driving a car is out of the question, awake most of the night, co-codamol seem to work for the first couple of hours in the morning, then pain back and further tablets have no effect. will try walking about a bit tomorrow and see if that helps, but now think I may have to ask my own doctor for something stronger, as laying in bed seems the only way to relieve the pain, and i have jobs to do for customers so thats not an option.
just as an aside, i called the hospital physio phone number this morning, in case there were any cancellations, and first time it rang and rang, no answer. second time, it rang and rang and an answerphone message came on, saying " we are only open between 9 and 12, monday to friday, there is no point in phoning at any other time as your call cannot be answered" I left a message
" it is thursday at 10 AM, could someone call me back please to confirm appointment" Still waiting.